Gender, sport, and development in Africa : cross-cultural perspectives on patterns of representations and marginalization / edited by Jimoh Shehu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shehu, Jimoh.

Series:

Codesria book series.

Codesria book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex discrimination in sports--Africa.

Sex discrimination in sports.

Sports for women--Social aspects--Africa.

Sports for women.

Sports--Social aspects--Africa.

Sports.

Soccer--Social aspects--Africa.

Soccer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Dakar : Codesria, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

To many young people, the term sport has an exhilarating ring; to many older persons, it signifies recreation and leisure. From colonial times, it has been viewed as a means of social control. Increasingly, it is being touted by governments and donor agencies as a self-evident tool of Africaís development. How accurate are these individual, romantic and moral notions of sport? In this volume, eleven African scholars offer insightful analyses of the complex ideological and structural dimensions of modern sport as a cultural institution. Drawing on various theories and cross-cultural data, the c

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1. The most Beautiful Game or the most Gender Violent Sport? Exploring the Interface between Soccer, Gender and Violence in Zimbabwe; 2. From 'Safety' Zones to Public Spaces: Women's Participation in Sport in Zimbabwe; 3. 2010 FIFA World Cup and the Patriarchy of Football Spectatorship in Malawi; 4. Media, Sport and Male Dominance: Analysis of Sport Presentations in a Nigerian Newspaper; 5. Football, Empowerment and Gender Equality: An Exploration of Elite-Level Women's Football in South Africa

6. Thiery Henry as Igwe: Soccer Fandom, Christening and Cultural Passage in Nollywood 7. The Gendered Dimension of Competitive Sports in a Multicultural Context: The Mauritian Scenario; 8. Challenging Gender Stereotypes: A Case Study of Three South African Soccer Players; 9. The Corporatization of Women's Football in South Africa: A Case Study of the Sasol Sponsorship and its Transformative Potential; 10. Football for Hope Centres in Africa: Intentions, Assumptions and Gendered Implications; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612869150

9781282869158

1282869159

9782869784017

2869784015

9782869783379

286978337X

9782869783362

2869783361

OCLC:

741350474